Browsing Psychiatry by Subject "Pellagra"

Browsing Psychiatry by Subject "Pellagra"

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  • Pellagra in South Africa from 1897 to 2019 : a scoping review 
    Viljoen, Margaretha; Bipath, Priyesh; Tosh, Cheryl A. (Cambridge University Press, 2021-06)
    OBJECTIVE : Pellagra is a nutritional deficiency disease associated with niacin (vitamin B3) deficiency. The history of pellagra is well documented for Europe and the USA, but less is known about the prevalence in sub-Saharan ...
  • Reflections on pellagra, the then and the now 
    Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (Mattioli1885, 2022-12)
    By the mid-20th century, pellagra had virtually been eradicated from the USA and Europe. In contrast, outbreaks of pellagra, as diagnosed by skin lesions, today still occur in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that outbreaks ...